diff --git a/utils/propmerge/propmerge.cxx b/utils/propmerge/propmerge.cxx
index 61eb5b3bd..288e80bb6 100644
--- a/utils/propmerge/propmerge.cxx
+++ b/utils/propmerge/propmerge.cxx
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	sglog().setLogLevels(SG_ALL, SG_ALERT);
+
 	int numfiles = 0;
 	string out;
 	SGPropertyNode root;